The work is interesting an the people are pretty nice. I am happy to be working on something that helps kids, kids enjoy and parent love. Most similar industry positions produce a product that is just for entertainment value.I also enjoy the work environment. The space is open and comfortable.

Cons

The salaries are not competitive across the company.The executive team is all men.There is no credit given on products design.

Advice to ManagementAdvice

Recognize your incredible staff, employees that work hard, long hours and design amazing products. Give advancement to those who deserve it, allow opportunity to grow with the company.

Between 2000 and 2006, the people I worked with on a daily basis were smart, competent and helpful. Generally, a pleasant environment. People there were focused on having a good time getting the work done. Work schedules were generally flexible.

Small company that has potential for future growth. Products we make are making a difference in peoples lives. Since it's a small company, your work is noticed, for better or for worse.

Cons

You can't ever miss a beat, it's fast paced and the company is REALLY depending on you to perform. Many people who have been with the company for a long time seem to have great job security even though their work effort is greatly reduced. It's a marketing company first, engineering company 2nd (maybe 3rd...4th...). Engineering does not receive the recognition and budgeting that it deserves which causes products to have high potential but poor execution.

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Need to thin out on the under performers and better recognize over achievers, especially outside of the sales and marketing team, the engineering team is where the products come from, yet they never receive company wide recognition for their work, while people who secured a deal with Target seem to be well thanked, remember there would be no deal to make if engineering had not come through.

- Fun, creative co-workers. Casual culture- Work-life balance- Products that make you feel good about your job- Decent benefits package- One of the few B2C product companies in California- New CEO brings in hope for a better future

Cons

- Cartel of incompetent senior management: legacy management that needs to be replaced with leaders who can adapt to today's market demands

- Politics, politics, politics: Many incompetent senior managers/directors just try to hold on to their jobs. They refuse to take responsibility for tasks assigned to them and blame others for failures.

- Silo-ed culture: no cross-team collaboration. Inflated egos. People refuse to talk to other teams, ending up re-inventing the wheel several times.

- Has a history of failing to bring great ideas into action

Advice to ManagementAdvice

Consider restructuring the teams. Nurture collaborative environment. Hire leaders, not managers. Try harder in retaining your best talent. Otherwise, all there will be left would be a bunch of incompetent people who are not employable elsewhere.

Great brand recognition, and people here are passionate about the products we make. Junior to mid-management people are generally easy to work with and collaborative. For some unknown reason, people are also willing to work crazy hours to make things happen (given there's not much recognition in return).

Cons

Senior management, especially the CEO, has a tough time "walking the walk" - they claim certain things are important (brands, values, etc.) but then they turn around and their actions espouse the exact opposite. The CEO is a great salesman but has yet to actually produce the cultural changes he's promised for 7 months...and in general there's not a lot of substance below what he says/promises to employees or our customers.

There has been a huge employee exodus lately in large part due to frustration with the new CEO and senior management's lack of recognition of hard work and dedication. It's a real shame as we are losing some key people as a result. Certain people have received a lot of recognition, but in general the bulk of the "rank and file" continue to go ignored. Senior management is really weak as well and has little backbone to stand up for their employees...they also have a habit of taking credit for work that is not their own.

Oh, and benefits here are bad. You'd think in a place that makes kid products that this would be a family-friendly company, but it's quite the opposite - this is a workhorse culture with little work/life balance (or support from sr management for work/life balance).

Advice to ManagementAdvice

Start appreciating what you have in dedicated employees - and recognize their efforts financially and publicly. Stop playing favorites. And stop saying one thing to employees as "lip service" when your actions show the opposite.

Great company mission to help children and families on their learning journeys. Lots of dedicated, caring, strategic, hard-working people - but many talented people have left or are currently working on leaving. Great opportunities to innovate in a really interesting consumer space! Fun products, loyal customers, great brand equity. New CEO is an inspiring speaker and gives a feeling of hope, but doesn't seem to recognize the chaos that reigns.

Cons

Lots of management silos that don't really communicate with each other. Every business unit thinks they drive the strategy. Complete lack of role clarity. Processes are driven top down without regard for efficiency, quality or profit - it's all about establishing power. Finger pointing to blame some groups and complete lack of accountability for others. Operations team not held accountable for high costs and margin issues vs competitors. Ineffective HR team.

Advice to ManagementAdvice

Give hard-working people with great ideas a reason to come here and thrive. Get rid of the people who lack integrity and who don't reflect the family values and goals of the company.

LeapFrog has great people, and the relationships built here can be fantastic. Also, LeapFrog makes top notch products that truly help children learn. Working for a company that provides such value to families is highly rewarding.

Cons

LeapFrog can be chaotic. In the past 8 years we've had almost as many CEO changes. The company was not profitable for several years, and we suffered through many layoffs, often watching highly effective people get axed while bozos remained in management positions.

We make great learning products for kids so it is a feel good placeSome great content and product design happeningHours are pretty flexibleFree bagels

Cons

Company is stripping benefits away (no 401K matching)No recognitionCreative Staff is overridden by upper management with no creative backgroundSelf Centered POWER HUNGRY / MONEY HUNGRY Apple management brought on board is eroding the lifeforce at Leapfrog.Not much of a ladder to climb for most employees

Advice to ManagementAdvice

Take a chance with new ideas, appreciate your employees, EMPOWER your employees.